Retailers seem to be continuing a push this month to win your back-to-school shopping dollars. And Valley View Mall is doing this by marketing its Internet and mobile shopping service that started late last year.

From July 18 to Sept. 5, if you place an item on hold using the mall’s NearbyNow Web search or mobile messaging service, you will be eligible for certain prizes or for the chance to win the item that you put on hold.

Five shoppers each week will be chosen to win the mall items that they requested to be put on hold, from clothing to shoes.

The grand prizes include gift cards from Buckle and Metropark, iPhones and other mobile digital devices, USB flash drives and a Nintendo DS handheld game unit.

You can visit the mall’s Web site for more details on how to search for mall items’ availability and to put them on hold. To use the text messaging service, text Valley View at “VLV.” A series of exchanges will lead you to search for certain items that are on sale.
To have a mall store hold a particular item, text “Holdit” to 632729 (Nearby).

I also noticed another back-to-school and college related promotion. At Target, if you spend $50 on men, women, and children’s apparel, shoes, jewelry or handbags, you’ll receive a $10 Target gift card. But if you want the savings, you’ll have to act fast. The offer expires on Aug. 16.

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